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Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 3, 1909.

Patented Nov. 15, 19.10.

Serial N 0. 481,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. NELSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented new and use ful Improvements in Scuttles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coal scuttles and the mainobject of the invention is to provide a scuttle having a centralpartition and a base for the same positioned a suitable distance awayfrom the bottom of the scuttle so as to provide a series of compartmentsadapted for the reception of wood, different grades of coal or coal andashes as may be desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterhaving hinged doors normally closing the upper compartments while thebody of the scuttle is provided with sliding doors adjacent the baseprovided by the partition and sliding doors closing openingscommunicating with the lower compartment between the false bottom andthe base of the scuttle.

With the above, and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated the simple andpreferred embodiment of the invention and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a scuttle constructed in accordance withthe present invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective viewpartially in section. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectional view uponthe line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a partially horizontal sectional viewupon the line 22 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the scuttle proper. Thisscuttle 1 comprises a substantially oval shaped member provided with anopen enlarged top converging to a closed reduced bottom 2. The scuttle 1is provided adjacent its bottom upon one of its sides with an elongatedopening 3 and the top and bottom edges provided by this opening areprovided with offset guide ways or members 4 which are adapted for thereception of a pair of sliding doors 5 and 6. Positioned upon the sideof the scuttle a suitable distance above the opening 3 is a pair ofspaced openings 7 spaced a suitable distance from each other and eachbeing provided with an upwardly inclined mouth piece or member 8eXtendin a suitable distance away from the side of the scuttle and eachhaving their sides inclined as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of thedrawings. The inclined sides of the months 8 are provided withvertically extending guide Ways 9 which are adapted for the reception ofsliding doors 10, and through the medium of which access to a pair ofcompartments within the scuttle, and hereinafter to be described, may bereadily attained.

The numeral 11 designates a false bottom for the scuttle. This bottom 11is constructed of any suitable metal and is provided with a flat baseportion having sides in clined upwardly toward the sides of the scuttleand adapted to be secured thereto through the medium of retainingelements 12. The base of the false bottom 11 is centrally provided witha pair of spaced upwardly extending lugs or projections 13 which areadapted to receive between them a partition 14. This partition 14 is ofa width corresponding with that of the scuttle and is adapted to contacttightly against the walls thereof. The base 11 is positioned a suitabledistance away from the bottom 2 of the scuttle so as to provide thelower compartment 15 and the opening 3 normally closed by the doors 5and 6 communicates with this compartment so as to render access theretowhen the compartment is filled with wood or other fuel.

The partition 14 is adapted to be positioned directly intermediate ofthe openings 7 so that when the doors 10 of either of the compartments16 or 17 provided by this partition are raised the contents of thecompartments may be readily fed through the openings 7 and directed tothe mouth of a stove, furnace or the like through the medium of theinclined mouth piece 8 carried by the scuttle.

In order to reinforce the upper open mouth of the scuttle 1 as well asto retain the partition 14 in proper contact against the sides of thescuttle, I have provided a pair of substantially cross sectionalU-shaped bracing members 18 and 19. These members 18 and 19 arepositioned a distance apart corresponding with the thickness of thepartition 14 to which they are secured through the medium of retainingelements 20. The ends of the members 18 and 19 are provided Withsuitableflanges 21 which are also adapted for the reception of securing elements22, through the medium of which the members are retained upon the sidesof the scuttle.

Connected intermediate of the top of the central portions of the members18 and 19 is a longitudinally extending strip 23-, and this strip isprovided with suitable hinges 24 which are adapted to be secured to theinner ends of suitable covers 25 and 26 which are adapted to serve asclosures for the compartments l6 and 17. These closures 25 and 26 areeach provided with a projecting lip 27 upon its outer end which servesas a finger hold, through the medium of which either of the covers maybe raised easily and quickly.

The scuttle 1 is provided with a suitable bail or handle 29 having itsfree ends connected with the sides of the scuttle through the medium ofeyes 80' securely connected with the scuttle, These eye members 30 areprovided with a plurality of hook members 31 which are adapted toreceive the eyes of stove accessories, such as an ash shovel, lifter orpoker, and these implements are shown in position upon the scuttle inFig. 1 ofthe drawings.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be noted that I have provided a comparatively simpleand extremely novel and useful device for the purpose intended, onewherein the several compartments may be employed to receive difierentkinds of fuel or ashes, one wherein access is readily attainable to anyof the compartments and also wherein the openings to the compartmentsare provided with'suitable closures to prevent the outlet of dust fromthe said compartments.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A scuttle provided with a central compartment and a base portionpositioned away from the bottom of the scuttle, the said scuttle beingprovided with openings and having doors for these openings, removable U-shaped bracing members secured to thesides of the scuttle and arrangedin spaced relation with each other, a partition between the U-shapedbracing members, a plate connected with these bracing members, doorshingedly connected with the plate and a handle for the scuttle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. NELSON.

Witnesses:

HARVEY L. ODELL, JOSEPH H. ROY.

